PEARS. 129 



shallow ; calyx large, open ; basin medium, uneven, russet ; flesh white, 

 half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly perfumed ; good to very good. 

 December. 



Madame Andre Leroy. 



Raised by Andre Leroy, Angers, France. Tree moderately vigo- 

 rous, but healthy, -with long shoots, productive. * 



Pruit rather large, oblong pyriform, somewhat obtuse, inclined or 

 sides unequal ; skin pale whitish yellow, sometimes a shade of red in 

 the sun, and many brown dots ; stalk rather long, set at an inclination 

 in a small cavity, sometimes by a lip ; calyx closed or half open ; basin 

 medium, uneven ; flesh whitish yellow, a little coarse, juicy, melting, 

 \inous, a little astringent ; good to very good. Last of September and 

 first of October. 



Madame Cuissard. 



A seedling of M. Cuissard, of Ecully, near Lyons, France. Tree 

 moderately vigorous, pi'oductive. 



Fruit medium, roundish obtuse pyiiform ; skin pale greenish yellow, 

 with many green and brown dots ; stalk i-ather long, curved ; cavity 

 small ; calyx closed or nearly so ; basin medium, slightly corrugated ; 

 flesh white, a little coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, very slight acid or 

 vinous ; good. Last of August and first of September. 



Madajie Favre. 



A chance seedling discovered by M. Favre, of Chalons, France. 

 Tree very strong, upright, pyramid, an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish obovate, a little obtuse ; skin pale gi'eenish. 

 yellow, -with numerous traces and splashes of russet ; stalk rather long, 

 quite strong, set in a slight depression ; calyx large, open ; basin quite 

 deep, and rather abrupt; flesh whitish, fine, melting, juicy, sweet, and 

 of a delicate flavor. October, November. — Illustrated 3Ionthly. 



Madame Loriol de Barny. 



Originated in the nurseries of Andre Leroy, Angers, France. Tree 

 vigorous, upright, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblong pyriform, a little obtuse ; skin greenish yel- 

 low at first, changing to a deep yellow, slightly bronzed, sometimes a 

 shade of red in the sun ; stalk short ; cavity suiall, or slight depression ; 

 calyx closed, or nearly so ; basin rather shallow, a little uneven ; flesh 

 yelloAAT-sh, a little coarse, melting, juicy, slightly vinous ; good to very 

 good. Octobei', November. 



Mannington. 



Originated in the garden of James M. Hannah, of Salem, Manning- 

 ton TowTiship, N. J., who writes that the tree is rather a slow gi'ower, 

 forming a compact symmetric head; branches strong, short jointed; 



